Answered by: Captain Peter Troedsson, USCG, Military Fellow, U.S. Coast Guard
The United States restored official relations with Somalia in January 2013 after years of civil unrest there, reflecting an increasingly stable Somali political environment. Better relations with Somalia, however,...
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Photo: Tobin Jones/UN Photo
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